Steps

Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 7 hours (or high heat setting 3 to 4 hours) or until pork is no longer pink and vegetables are tender.

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Mix flour and butter. Gently stir flour mixture, 1 spoonful at a time, into pork mixture until blended.

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Cover and cook on high heat setting 30 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

Expert Tips

(Total time will vary with appliance and setting.)

Parsnips are root vegetables that look like creamy white carrots. They have a slightly sweet flavor that goes nicely with pork.

Not partial to parsnips? Instead of the parsnips, add two more sliced carrots to the stew. It'll be just as colorful and tasty.